Abstract
Orbital cellulitis and abscess are known complications of ethmoiditis in children, but they are very rare in the newborn. The authors report a case of orbital abscess caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a four-week-old neonate born four weeks prematurely.
MeSH terms
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Abscess / microbiology
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Cellulitis / microbiology*
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Cellulitis / surgery
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Ethmoid Sinusitis / microbiology
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Ethmoid Sinusitis / surgery
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Eye Infections, Bacterial / microbiology*
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Eye Infections, Bacterial / surgery
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Male
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Methicillin Resistance*
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Orbital Diseases / microbiology*
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Orbital Diseases / surgery
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
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Staphylococcal Infections / surgery
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Treatment Outcome